October 2022 — Question 54
What is the citation in the Code of Federal Regulations for the section requiring that every article of foreign origin, or its container, imported into the United States be marked with the country of origin of the article in a conspicuous place as legible, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article, or container, will permit?
- A19 CFR 134.0
- B19 CFR 134.1
- C19 CFR 134.11✓ CBP's answer
- D19 CFR 134.13
- E19 CFR 134.46
Why this answer
The stem tracks the general marking command of Part 134 nearly verbatim: every article of foreign origin, or its container, must be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article or container permits, and that command is codified in the section CBP cites, 134.11. Section 134.0 merely states the scope of the part and 134.1 supplies definitions, so neither imposes the duty. Section 134.46 is the tempting distractor because it is the marking provision candidates quote most often, but it governs only the special case of articles bearing U.S. names, locations, or similar references. Watch for: Reaching for the familiar 134.46, which covers only U.S.-reference markings, not the general rule.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the October 2022 examination.
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